The 2022 IPPC report connects the dots about climate change science. Many of the extreme weather events across the world can now be attributed to climate change. The question is, how bad are we prepared to let climate change get? Source
Thousands of scientists have repeated calls for urgent action to tackle the climate emergency, warning that several tipping points are now imminent. The researchers, part of a group of more than 14,000 scientists who have signed on to an initiative declaring a worldwide climate emergency, said in an article published in the journal BioScience on... Continue Reading →
Thousands of scientists warn climate tipping points ‘imminent’
Greenhouse gases drive global warming, which threatens biodiversity, ecosystems, and human health. A significant percentage of these disastrous gases come from human food systems: one-third of the worldwide total. This includes every step of the process – from land clearing to make way for farms to producing (raising and harvesting animals and plants) to processing,... Continue Reading →
Your Diet and Climate Change Are Connected: What You Eat Matters
“Canadian banks, insurance companies and asset managers have pumped millions into Russian-owned oil and gas companies that have flowed into the petrostate’s war chest,” wrote the National Observer in a recent article. Dependence on Fossil Fuels is Dangerous The world’s addiction to oil—our dependence on a fossil fuel system—is dangerous not just for the climate... Continue Reading →
Spending $1.8 Trillion A Year To Finance Our Own Extinction
Climate crisis: Amazon rainforest tipping point is looming, data shows
The Amazon is approaching a tipping point, data shows, after which the rainforest would be lost with “profound” implications for the global climate and biodiversity. Computer models have previously indicated a mass dieback of the Amazon is possible but the new analysis is based on real-world satellite observations over the past three decades. Novel statistical... Continue Reading →
Strongly suggest giving this one a listen as Bill McKibben shares some viable Climate Adaptation updates... [...] We're joined today by the great environmental author, journalist and activist BILL MCKIBBEN of 350.org and ThirdAct.org to discuss the plan he recently spelled out in one of his "The Crucial Years" newsletters. It's based on an effort... Continue Reading →
This Machine Fights Fascism: ‘Heat Pumps for Peace and Freedom!’
Democrats hope climate measures in Build Back Better will be resurrected amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – but green groups want Biden to go even further As Joe Biden ratchets up the pressure on Russia by banning imports of its oil, American drivers grumble about rising gasoline prices and the oil and gas industry clamors... Continue Reading →
‘Defining moment’: how can the US end its dependency on fossil fuels?
In Brief: Scientists are turning to a combination of data collected from the air, land, and space to get a more complete picture of how climate change is affecting the planet’s frozen regions. Trapped within Earth’s permafrost – ground that remains frozen for a minimum of two years – are untold quantities of greenhouse gases,... Continue Reading →
Thawing Permafrost Could Leach Microbes, Chemicals Into Environment
The ties between anti-green politicians, climate denial groups and the backers of “hard” Brexit are extensive. “Go for gas with all the vigour of a national war effort…” That was the take from Steve Baker on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Baker, the leading light of the backbench Net Zero Scrutiny Group (NZSG), has seized on... Continue Reading →
Mapped: How the Net Zero Backlash is Tied to Climate Denial – and Brexit
This nine-part history of Exxon’s engagement with the emerging science of climate change is the result of an eight months-long investigation conducted in 2015. The stories span four decades, and are based on primary sources, including internal company documents dating back to the late 1970s; interviews with former company employees; and other evidence published for... Continue Reading →
Exxon | The Road Not Taken
The Global EverGreening Alliance works with, and through, its numerous member organisations – and with governments and multi-lateral agencies – to implement massive land restoration programs. In so doing, the Alliance fosters collaboration, learning, sharing and harmonisation across institutions, sectors and borders. Why we do it Land degradation has negative impacts on food production, climate... Continue Reading →
